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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-09-11 > ty-article-magazine > i-went-into-frances-prehistoric-caves-the-world-hasnt-looked-the-same-since > 000001a0-7597-dfbf-a5f7-7f9739060000

I went into France's prehistoric caves. The world hasn't looked the same since

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1800+ words) I expected ancient paintings. Instead, I found myself weeping in total darkness. A journey through seven caves became a search for what our ancestors knew about being human, and what we've forgotten Homo sapiens first entered this cave between 14,000 and…...

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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-09-09 > ty-article-magazine > denisovan-culture-revealed-in-bat-cave-in-china > 000001a0-80d8-d4e3-ada1-e6dd68f40000

For the first time: • Denisovan culture revealed in bat cave in China

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (579+ words) Remains of Denisovans are found with their tools and food scraps, revealing the lifestyle of this enigmatic ancient human species Since the discovery of the Denisovan human species in Siberia in 2010, the world has been agog to know more about…...

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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-08-31 > ty-article > earths-magnetic-field-can-help-archaeologists-sniff-out-forged-antiquities > 000001a0-5670-d692-a5e3-f67c5d550000

Earth's magnetic field can help archaeologists sniff out forged antiquities

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (448+ words) Researchers devise method to determine whether ancient clay artifacts are authentic by analyzing the signal left over millennia by the ambient 'noise' of Earth's magnetic field Our planet's magnetic field has many nifty uses, the main one being keeping us…...

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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-08-24 > ty-article-magazine > snakes-on-a-plate-could-reptile-consumption-have-freed-us-to-settle-down > 000001a0-32f1-d9cb-a3f3-3af3bd450000

Snakes on a plate: Could reptile consumption have freed us to settle down?

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1225+ words) Lizards and snakes comprised almost a third of the Natufian diet in northern Israel 15,000 years ago, but that doesn't mean eating them was a choice The snake slithered frantically into the underbrush, but it was too slow. It had been…...

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haaretz.com > jewish > history > 2026-08-24 > ty-article >.premium > altalena-shipwreck-found-intact-underwater-78-years-after-idf-sank-irgun-vessel > 000001a0-32c2-df45-a1a5-b7efcf090000

Altalena shipwreck found intact underwater 78 years after IDF sank Irgun vessel

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (108+ words) Haaretz The vessel was found 500 meters underwater, over seven decades after it was was brought to Israel's coast by the Irgun militia loaded with weapons and fighters. Ben-Gurion saw it as a threat to the state's sovereignty and ordered it…...

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haaretz.com > jewish > history > 2026-08-24 > ty-article >.premium > altalena-shipwreck-symbol-of-1948-irgun-militia-found-intact-deep-underwater > 000001a0-32c2-df45-a1a5-b7efcf090000

Altalena shipwreck, symbol of 1948 Irgun militia, found intact deep underwater

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (132+ words) The vessel was found 500 meters underwater, 78 years after it was was brought to Israel's coast by the Irgun militia loaded with weapons and fighters. Ben-Gurion saw it as a threat to the state's sovereignty and ordered it to be fired…...

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haaretz.com > jewish > history > 2026-08-24 > ty-article >.premium > altalena-symbol-of-irgun-underground-militia-found-intact-deep-underwater > 000001a0-32c2-df45-a1a5-b7efcf090000

Altalena, symbol of Irgun underground militia, found intact deep underwater

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (146+ words) The Irgun brought the ship, loaded with weapons, to Israel's shores. In the days after the dismantling of the underground militias, Ben-Gurion viewed the Altalena as a threat to the state's sovereignty and ordered it to be fired upon. Three…...

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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-08-20 > ty-article-magazine > a-1-600-year-old-village-a-dazzling-mosaic-and-a-new-story-of-ancient-judaism > 000001a0-1927-d307-a9b6-7f6732c00000

A 1,600-year-old village, a dazzling mosaic and a new story of ancient Judaism

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1063+ words) An exhibition near the Sea of Galilee offers a glimpse of Huqoq, the ancient village uncovered in 2011 that has archaeology enthusiasts enthralled. What does its spectacular mosaic reveal about Galilean Judaism – and when will the public finally get to see…...

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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-08-16 > ty-article > islamic-era-industrial-complex-in-ramat-gan-puzzles-archaeologists > 000001a0-0a47-db35-afee-7fefc6a30000

Islamic-era industrial complex in Ramat Gan puzzles archaeologists

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (654+ words) Under the parking lot of the Winter Stadium in central Israel is a seventh-century complex with streets, shops or storerooms and workshops, but where's the city? Normally, shopping and manufacturing complexes are located in or on the outskirts of cities....